Psychodynamic Perspectives on Working with Children, Families, and Schools

by Michael O'Loughlin (Editor)

For school professionals seeking to work in emotionally focused ways with children, Psychodynamic Perspectives on Working with Children, Families, and Schools offers a wide range of essays illustrating how psychodynamic ideas can be used to validate children, respect the contexts of their families and communities, and create non-authoritarian classrooms and schools in which such children might develop to their fullest potential.

348 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2012

About the author

Praised by the National Catholic Reporter for having "a keen eye and an adroit pen," Michael J. O'Loughlin is the national reporter for Crux, The Boston Globe's publication covering "all things Catholic."

O'Loughlin writes regularly about contemporary Catholic issues, including religion and politics, Catholic young adults, the role of the Church in the public square, and much more.

He has also written for Foreign Policy, America, and the Advocate, and he has been interviewed by a number of media outlets, including NPR, Fox News, and MSNBC. He frequently gives talks on a range of Catholic issues.

Originally from Massachusetts, Michael lives in Chicago and reports occasionally from Rome. He is a graduate of Saint Anselm College and Yale Divinity School.